Improvement in lanterns



D. CHALLINOR.

- Lantern.

Patented July 12, 1 870.

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DAVID CHALLINOR, OF BIRMINGHAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 105,171, dated July 12, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN iii-ANTIGENS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part' of thesame To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID CHALLINOR. ofBirmingham, in thecounty'of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and. exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying draw ing, making a partof this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of aglass lantern, with a part of the globe broken away. so as to show thereflector inside, and

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the clamping piece and reflector.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.

The use of a reflecting-lens, in connection with a wall-light, is wellknown.

Eflorts have been made to combine a reflector with a glass-globe lantern,but no arrangement, it is believed, has, up to the date of myinvention, been devised for this purpose which was so far free fromobjections as to be deemed practicable.

By my improvement I combine with the oil-cup of the lantern areflecting-lens of small size, and so attach it thereto. that it willpass inside the glass globe where it will accomplish the useful objectin view and be out of the way.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvement, Iwill proceed to describe its cou struction and manner of use.

The glass globe a, metallic top and bottom I) 1), wireguard 0, oilcup(I, 850., are of the usual or any known construction.

The reflector c I make of bright metal, or of silvered glass, or othersuitable material, of such size that it will pass into the cavity orhollow of the globe a.

By a peg, f, on its rear side, and a wire, '5', attached thereto, orother suitable support, it is fastened to the oil-cup d, but in such waythat the reflector 0 will, when so attached, stand over the oil-cup d,and a little back of the flame of the burner.

I make the wire or wires i long enough to extend down the side of theoil-cup (l, and give a good hearng length.

I make a clamping-piece, 5, long enough and broad enough to cover thelower ends of the support 5, and give a good bearing.

This clamping-piece s has a groove, s, for each wire '0. A short elasticband or strip, it, leads around the oil-cup d, from end to end of theclamping-piece s. This elastic connection is elongated and passed overthe cup (I, so as to bring the clamping piece 3 against the side of thecup.

The lower ends of the wire '5 are inserted in the grooves s, between thepiece s and the cup 11, and the cup and reflector are then ready foruse.

I am aware that a detachable reflector is not new.

\Vhat I claim as myiuvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An elastic connection, at, rigid clamping or holdingpiece s, incombination with a support,.i, reflector e, and oil-cup (I, all arrangedfor use substantially as set forth. 7

In testimony whereof, I, the said DAVID CHAL- NLINOR, have hereunto setmy hand.

DAVID OHALLINOR.

Witnesses:

Tnos. B. KERR, A. S. NICHOLSON.

